Help with choosing a motherboard. I really can't decide?

rEeee · 6 Oct 2007 at 11:15

Originally, I was getting the Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R...After reading some reviews, and reading the stability problems, I am deciding to go with Asus. However, I don't know which version. I found ASUS P5K AiLifestyle Series iP35 as well as ASUS P5KC AiLifestyle Series iP35. Am I allowed to put links for other shops so you know exactly which one I am talking about?

Help please.

Thank you.

vocch · 6 Oct 2007 at 11:34

Do not link to other shops...forum rules...depending on price if you want cheap get the plain P5K...the C is for DDR3 support...vcore damper don't work btw on these 2....if you got or going to get a Quad i would recommend the P5K-E.

Cob · 6 Oct 2007 at 11:35

Nope no links to competitors.

But aren't they just the same as this and this?

rEeee · 6 Oct 2007 at 11:47

Yea, excpet they are cheaper and have AiLifestyle in their names. So you guys recommend those? My CPU going to be Q6600.

Cob · 6 Oct 2007 at 12:02

I would go for the Gigabyte P35-DS3P over either of them.

rEeee · 6 Oct 2007 at 15:10

Is that meant to be better than http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-086-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=913? That what I was planning on getting first. Although it doesn't have DDR3 support. Is it a good board for overclocking in the future?

I don't need the extra PCI-E really. What are the differences?

Thank you

Cob · 6 Oct 2007 at 15:15

Yeah all the Gigabytes are good boards.

How much do you want to spend?

rEeee · 6 Oct 2007 at 15:27

Well, I am kinda over budged already (£910, that's the whole rig) And that's with the Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R...I don't want the mobo to be over £80.

ATM, it's costing me £73.99

If they are all meant to have the same OC ability, then I would go with the R version. But, if the P is more stable, then Idk.

Cob · 6 Oct 2007 at 15:35

Nah unless you need Firewire I would go for the R in your circumstances.

rEeee · 6 Oct 2007 at 15:38

No, I am fine. Never used Firewire before. Last question, there are two R versions, the difference is only DDR3 in one of them? God, I hate mobo.

Also, the heatsink is kinda small compared to the other versions, isn't it?

Thanks for your help.

Cob · 6 Oct 2007 at 15:44

I wouldn't worry about the northbridge heatsink. It's not going to affect anything.

If both the normal and the C versions are about the same price then get the C version, otherwise get the normal version as DDR3 isn't really viable yet and probably won't be for a while yet.

rEeee · 6 Oct 2007 at 15:54

Ok then. Considering the C version is cheaper. I will go with that one.

Thanks for your help.